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Well here I am to brag about my Titan engine. I never saw myself posting in the rack mount fourm and sadly rarely visited here since I was hooked on my Happy Times Frame Mounts.
For starters I can ride with confidence with the Titan behind me. The chain drive, the rack system and the quality motor are so simplistic yet sturdy and so far reliable. The most time consuming part of the install was attaching the rear sprocket and it's 9 bolts. The rack just clamps on the chainstays and the motor just bolts to the rack. No drilling or modifications to the bike.
Earlier I gained some slack in the chain and all I had to do was raise the plate 1/5th of an inch and it snugged it right up. Loosen 2 nuts and tighten 2 others. I will post pictures.
I have tried moving the motor back just within it's slots on the mounting plate, but Duane has advised me that I should drill some mounting holes closer to the front of the plate so I can move the entire kit back a few inches. I believe he intends to make extra holes for future kits (the one's he working on now). The install pictures/instructions on Thatsdax.com are most helpful. When I did slide the engine back on the plate, it was okay for the primary chain going from the PTO to the jackshaft to be at an angle. At one point I had it too tight and could hear squeaking in the PTO bearings area. A fraction of an inch forward allowed for a tiny bit of slack and the squeak was gone.
All the adjustments on this kit are so simple. I think if I had the kit on a bigger bike with longer rear chain stays I would have no clearance issues like Large's Cronus http://www.motoredbikes.com/showpost.php?p=114986&postcount=1. He's got a lot of room. BUT this motor and drive train are so smooth, I can
lean back against the air cleaner while riding and not get any vibration.
It is nice just being able to gas-n-go rather than mess with the premix. I don't keep records to show mileage yet and I always top off the tank when I'd done riding.
This bike wants to go. It's strange not having to pedal. It's hard to control myself during break in since this thing can quickly get me to 30MPH and it's fun to show off.
Anyhow, I'll stop for now. Ask any questions and I'll do my best to answer them or get Duane to. It's cool to be on the forefront of something new like this. This is a hobby for me. I'm a single father of two young girls so I have to use my car. I believe if I had to, I could use this steup dependably.
The computer in my car say my avg MPH is 19.8 even though the speed limits are 45 MPH in my area. I live 7 miles from work but have 17 stop lights which i usually have to sit through several cycles due to traffic. The Computer on my bike says my average speed is 23 MPH
For starters I can ride with confidence with the Titan behind me. The chain drive, the rack system and the quality motor are so simplistic yet sturdy and so far reliable. The most time consuming part of the install was attaching the rear sprocket and it's 9 bolts. The rack just clamps on the chainstays and the motor just bolts to the rack. No drilling or modifications to the bike.
Earlier I gained some slack in the chain and all I had to do was raise the plate 1/5th of an inch and it snugged it right up. Loosen 2 nuts and tighten 2 others. I will post pictures.
I have tried moving the motor back just within it's slots on the mounting plate, but Duane has advised me that I should drill some mounting holes closer to the front of the plate so I can move the entire kit back a few inches. I believe he intends to make extra holes for future kits (the one's he working on now). The install pictures/instructions on Thatsdax.com are most helpful. When I did slide the engine back on the plate, it was okay for the primary chain going from the PTO to the jackshaft to be at an angle. At one point I had it too tight and could hear squeaking in the PTO bearings area. A fraction of an inch forward allowed for a tiny bit of slack and the squeak was gone.
All the adjustments on this kit are so simple. I think if I had the kit on a bigger bike with longer rear chain stays I would have no clearance issues like Large's Cronus http://www.motoredbikes.com/showpost.php?p=114986&postcount=1. He's got a lot of room. BUT this motor and drive train are so smooth, I can
lean back against the air cleaner while riding and not get any vibration.
It is nice just being able to gas-n-go rather than mess with the premix. I don't keep records to show mileage yet and I always top off the tank when I'd done riding.
This bike wants to go. It's strange not having to pedal. It's hard to control myself during break in since this thing can quickly get me to 30MPH and it's fun to show off.
Anyhow, I'll stop for now. Ask any questions and I'll do my best to answer them or get Duane to. It's cool to be on the forefront of something new like this. This is a hobby for me. I'm a single father of two young girls so I have to use my car. I believe if I had to, I could use this steup dependably.
The computer in my car say my avg MPH is 19.8 even though the speed limits are 45 MPH in my area. I live 7 miles from work but have 17 stop lights which i usually have to sit through several cycles due to traffic. The Computer on my bike says my average speed is 23 MPH
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